Goodbye 350 Road!

Well, I have been here in Colorado for two weeks now.  I have been job hunting and adjusting to the change.  Good news is that I have been losing some weight!  In fact, I have broken through the 350 barrier finally!  This morning I weighed in at 347.  How cool is that?  It’s my first major goal finally met!  I am two pounds shy of losing 90 pounds in eight months.  I have to admit, I never really thought I would get this far this fast, especially with the struggles over the last couple of months.  But here I am.  

I have also finally taken a couple of pictures.  The quality is a bit blurry thanks to my crappy phone camera, but they show some good stuff.  When I saw them, I thought:  ”I look just as bad as ever.”  But then when I posted them and saw the previous shots, I realized that I have come a long, long way.  And that’s a good thing.  

I found a gym here that has 24 hour access.  It’s a small but modern facility with the kinds of equipment I need.  The only thing I wish it had was some bags for kickboxing workouts.  I’ll just have to look into getting something for myself.  We have plenty of space in this house for one, probably in the garage.  I don’t want to lose that aspect of working out.   I will be joining this gym as soon as I get a job and some income.  In the meantime, I have been walking a lot and doing some exercises at home.  It’s okay, but I find that I miss going to a gym and having that environment around me.  

One other thing:  The other day, I did 5 REAL PUSHUPS.  Now, they were kind of ugly, and I didn’t go all the way down.  But they were 5 in a row without collapsing my arms or using my knees.  Can you imagine how long it’s been since I could do 5 pushups?  At least 1996, if not longer. . .